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Graphic Design Worksheet: Principles of Design

Animation and design lesson 10: Principles of design · Set 947 · 40 questions
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Creator's tip (How to arrange it): Contrast = strong differences; alignment = lined-up edges; repetition = the same styles again. Proximity = related things close together; balance = even visual weight. Hierarchy = the most important thing biggest and first.

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  1. 1.True or false: “small print for details” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) both halves feel equal (b) pictures in a neat line (c) left edges lined up (d) captions on a grid
  3. 3.📐 Which design principle is this: “related items grouped”? (a) proximity (b) alignment (c) balance (d) contrast
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) left edges lined up (b) contact details together (c) pictures in a neat line (d) captions on a grid
  5. 5.True or false: “matching heading styles” shows hierarchy. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.📐 Which design principle is this: “left edges lined up”? (a) alignment (b) repetition (c) contrast (d) balance
  7. 7.True or false: “white words on black” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.📐 Which design principle is this: “caption close to photo”? (a) contrast (b) balance (c) proximity (d) alignment
  9. 9.📐 Which design principle is this: “one border on all pages”? (a) proximity (b) balance (c) hierarchy (d) repetition
  10. 10.📐 Which design principle is this: “captions on a grid”? (a) hierarchy (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) balance
  11. 11.True or false: “repeated bullet icons” shows repetition. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) both halves feel equal (c) left edges lined up (d) a centred, even layout
  13. 13.📐 Pale yellow text on a white page is hard to read. It needs more … (a) repetition (b) alignment (c) contrast (d) proximity
  14. 14.True or false: “left edges lined up” shows hierarchy. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📐 A layout that feels evenly weighted, not tipping to one side, has … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  16. 16.📐 Which design principle is this: “repeated bullet icons”? (a) balance (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) hierarchy
  17. 17.True or false: “caption close to photo” shows balance. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.📐 Which principle makes the most important thing the biggest? (a) hierarchy (b) repetition (c) proximity (d) alignment
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the title is the largest (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) white words on black
  20. 20.📐 Putting related things close together is … (a) balance (b) contrast (c) hierarchy (d) proximity
  21. 21.📐 Which design principle is this: “contact details together”? (a) contrast (b) alignment (c) proximity (d) hierarchy
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeated bullet icons (b) small print for details (c) most important first (d) the title is the largest
  23. 23.📐 Lining things up along the same edge is … (a) balance (b) hierarchy (c) alignment (d) proximity
  24. 24.Which of these shows repetition? (a) captions on a grid (b) one border on all pages (c) caption close to photo (d) most important first
  25. 25.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) white words on black (b) dark text on light paper (c) a centred, even layout (d) the title is the largest
  26. 26.Which of these shows proximity? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) dark text on light paper (c) contact details together (d) white words on black
  27. 27.True or false: “black text on yellow” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mirror-image layout (b) one border on all pages (c) a centred, even layout (d) both halves feel equal
  29. 29.📐 Using the same fonts and colours on every page is … (a) proximity (b) contrast (c) repetition (d) balance
  30. 30.Which of these shows contrast? (a) captions on a grid (b) black text on yellow (c) pictures in a neat line (d) the title is the largest
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) left edges lined up (c) black text on yellow (d) captions on a grid
  32. 32.True or false: “one border on all pages” shows contrast. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows hierarchy? (a) captions on a grid (b) left edges lined up (c) a bright button on grey (d) small print for details
  34. 34.Which of these shows alignment? (a) pictures in a neat line (b) a mirror-image layout (c) dark text on light paper (d) black text on yellow
  35. 35.📐 Which design principle is this: “black text on yellow”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) alignment (d) balance
  36. 36.📐 Which design principle is this: “a bright button on grey”? (a) repetition (b) contrast (c) balance (d) alignment
  37. 37.Which of these shows balance? (a) one border on all pages (b) contact details together (c) dark text on light paper (d) both halves feel equal
  38. 38.True or false: “a mirror-image layout” shows proximity. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) matching heading styles (b) pictures in a neat line (c) captions on a grid (d) left edges lined up
  40. 40.📐 Which design principle is this: “small print for details”? (a) proximity (b) hierarchy (c) contrast (d) repetition

Answer key

  1. False
  2. both halves feel equal
  3. proximity
  4. contact details together
  5. False
  6. alignment
  7. True
  8. proximity
  9. repetition
  10. alignment
  11. True
  12. left edges lined up
  13. contrast
  14. False
  15. balance
  16. repetition
  17. False
  18. hierarchy
  19. white words on black
  20. proximity
  21. proximity
  22. repeated bullet icons
  23. alignment
  24. one border on all pages
  25. the title is the largest
  26. contact details together
  27. True
  28. one border on all pages
  29. repetition
  30. black text on yellow
  31. black text on yellow
  32. False
  33. small print for details
  34. pictures in a neat line
  35. contrast
  36. contrast
  37. both halves feel equal
  38. False
  39. matching heading styles
  40. hierarchy

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